1965 – A bit of drama comes at a charity concert, the London students’ Glad Rags Ball at Wembley Pool, where The Who are the third act performing with Donovan, The Kinks, The Hollies, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames, Wilson Pickett, the Birds, Marc Bolan and Geno Washington and the Ramjam Band. Wembley Pool… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/19/2021
1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Olympia Ballroom in Reading 1964 – Melody Maker features an ad for “The Who Maxiumum R&B” 1969 – The Who play the Public Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio 1970 – New Musical Express has part two of a… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/14/2021
1964 – The Who play the Railway Hotel in Wealdstone 1965 – The Who play The Marquee in London supported by The Mark Leeman Five. 1967 – The Who appear on Top Of The Pops miming to “I Can See For Miles.” In a certain affront to their old Mod fans, The Who dress as… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/02/2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta Oct 31 2011 Pete Townshend delivers the 1st John Peel Memorial lecture. He decries the lack of investments in new artists made by digital streaming services at one point denouncing Apple Music as a “digital vampire”. https://t.co/D3XeOa7PVF — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) Oct 31, 2021
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The High Numbers play at the Waterfront Club at the Cliff Hotel in Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire. According to a source on the internet, they destroyed the stage and ceiling and were banned from playing there again. It is the last show they play… Read More »Today in Whostory: 10/31/2021
1963 – The Detours play the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd’s Bush 1965 – The Who play the Trade Union Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire 1966 – The Who play Club Nalen in Stockholm “The Who launched straight into ‘Heatwave’ with a careering manic energy that ten years later would be called punk, and followed directly… Read More »Today in Whostory: 10/25/2021
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who go into IBC Studios to record their first LP. The afternoon session sees “A Legal Matter” and “The Ox” recorded for certain and probably also “The Good’s Gone”, “La La La Lies”, “Much Too Much” and “It’s Not True.” Roger says… Read More »Today in Whostory: 10/12/2021
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1968 – Rolling Stone magazine features an interview with Pete conducted after The Who’s Fillmore West show the in August. This often-reprinted interview details the plot of Pete’s new rock opera, then called “Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy,” and Pete later has to refer back… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/28/2021
1963 – The Detours play at the Notre Dame Church Hall in London 1966 – Lambert and Stamp attend a Hendrix performance at the Scotch of St. James Club. Chandler has heard about the Track Records’ startup (Hendrix originally wanted to sign with Decca because The Who were on Decca in the U.S.). After hearing… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/27/2021
1965 – The Who play for 450 people at Da Marathon Club in The Hague, Holland. Having brought no amplifiers, they have to borrow equipment from the group The Hajues but eight songs later The Who have damaged their loaners too badly to continue. The promoters somehow manage to talk two other groups, The Golden… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/21/2021